Outline of Republika Srpska

Dodik to meet with Putin three days before referendum

BANJALUKA - Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, September 22 - three days before the Republika Srpska Day referendum.

Dusko Perovic, the head of the Republika Srpska representative office in Moscow, said Putin's office had confirmed the meeting would be held on September 22, the RTRS reported.

RS Police to deploy 2,000 to ensure security in Banja Luka

BANJA LUKA - Tensions over the possibility of riots in the streets of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska (RS), during two rival protests, one called by the opposition and the other by the ruling party, on Saturday, are mounting, and the police announced securing the events with at least 2,000 police officers.
    

Bosnian Serb 'Capital' Braces For Rival Protests

Authorities in Republika Srpska, Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, are tightening security ahead of rival protests that both government and opposition parties are organising in Banja Luka on Saturday.

At a press conference on Friday, Dragan Lukac, Republika Srpska Minister of Interior, said that around 2,000 policemen will be deployed to prevent disorder in the city.

Bosnian Serbs Probe Srebrenica Lobbyist's Alleged Fraud

A joint investigation by the Republika Srpska Tax Administration and police has found alleged evidence implicating the US-based lobbyist, Stefan Karganovic, in possible tax evasion and embezzlement of government funds, officials have said.

Republika Srpska police estimate that the lobbyist, who is of Serbian origin, owes the entity 53,000 euros in unpaid taxes.

Bosnian Serbs Woo Investors From Russia

Republika Srpska, the Serb-dominated identity in Bosnia, and Russia aim to strengthen economic ties, officials said, as a Bosnian Serb delegation toured Russia touting for business.

Anton Sokolov, from the Russian embassy in Sarajevo, told BIRN on Thursday that Russian entrepreneurs want to increase their investments in the energy sector in the entity.

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